Free restaurant market reports by city

Central Florida regional briefs

Long-form briefs with local context, price-research methods, the Florida wage and tax rules, and an event calendar. The regional briefs distinguish original April 2026 observations from later, explicitly dated spot checks. Read each page's coverage notes before using a figure.

Florida, every metro

All 22 Florida metro areas and 67 counties from the state's own records: licensed food service places and seats, monthly restaurant sales and the busy season, new licenses, sales tax by county and license fees. Each page carries the records-pulled date.

Market snapshots

Observed menu prices from independent restaurants, confirmed event dates, the state minimum wage and the local meals tax, with source links. Checked October 2026.

Planning to open a restaurant?

The five startup research reports cover demand, site approvals, costs, pricing and opening execution, with separate Lakeland, Tampa and Orlando evidence and questions for a specific property.

Start with the restaurant market research checklist before opening. It separates neighborhood evidence, pricing observations, address-level approvals and a conservative viability test before you commit to a lease.

Not your city?

The menu price index contains 531 menu-price observations across 24 sampled locations. Price-index coverage differs from the city and regional reports above; a report listing does not mean menu prices were sampled there. For one restaurant in any US city, the $79 report researches your address: nearby menus by name, a year of local dates, the rules that apply, and local signals, with every source linked.